Missions

WE ARE THE HANDS AND FEET OF JESUS!
SEE WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE IN MISSION AT TIMBERLAKE

Reaching our community and world with the love of Jesus

At Timberlake, mission is more than something we support. It is part of who we are. We believe God calls us to reach beyond the walls of the church, meet practical and spiritual needs, and release people to be the hands and feet of Jesus.

Through local ministries, community partnerships, and global relationships, we are working to feed the hungry, care for vulnerable children, support veterans, respond to disasters, and share the hope of Jesus throughout the world.

Our Five Mission Pillars

Feeding

We help address hunger and food insecurity by providing meals, groceries, and essential resources to individuals and families in our community and beyond.

Veterans

We honor and support veterans by partnering with ministries that provide encouragement, community, practical assistance, and opportunities for healing.

Children

We invest in the well-being and future of children by helping provide food, clothing, care, safe environments, and opportunities to experience the love of Jesus.

Global

We build relationships with missionaries and ministry partners who share the gospel, strengthen local churches, and serve communities around the world.

Disaster Relief

We prepare for and respond to natural disasters by collecting supplies, assembling relief resources, supporting trusted organizations, and sending volunteers when opportunities arise.

How We Serve

Our missions are organized into three categories that help explain how Timberlake participates in God’s work locally and globally.

Partner Missions

These are established organizations we support through ongoing relationships, financial investment, promotion, and volunteer involvement.

Interfaith Outreach

Interfaith Outreach Association (IOA) exists to step in during those moments and assist with helping our neighbors in need to navigate during their tough times. They provide programs that give education, guidance, and support, to identify ways out or ways up. They work with individuals and families to assess their needs and connect them with the many resources in our community that can empower them to improve their situation. For more information, contact IOA at 434.846.6098.

Meals on Wheels

Timberlake is one of the wheels behind the meal as a partner with Lynchburg Meals on Wheels. Our volunteers take care of a route at a city apartment complex. The ministry provides balanced, nutritious and hot lunch meals for the frail elderly and younger disabled shut-ins who cannot cook for themselves and may be unable to leave their homes for meals. What a blessing to the drivers and to their neighbors! Contact us if you are interested in serving!

Parkview Mission

Timberlake helps support Park View Missions. Park View Mission is situated in the mid-town Lynchburg and is a ministry of the Lynchburg District of the Virginia Conference UMC, born of and still operating at Park View UMC. Park View provides help, healing and hope to families and individuals in need by coming alongside them, engaging them in loving relationships and connecting them with life-changing resources. Timberlake serves dinner to Park View Missions. This includes preparing the meal and then serving at Park View Missions starting at 5 PM. Contact us to help serve!

Valor Farm

Timberlake proudly supports the National Center for Healthy Veterans at Valor Farm. Located just outside of Altavista, Virginia, Valor Farm is a Christ-centered residential community dedicated to helping veterans find healing, purpose, and hope after military service. Through mentoring, counseling, life skills training, meaningful work, and a supportive community, veterans are equipped to rebuild their lives and thrive.

Throughout the year, Timberlake partners with Valor Farm through volunteer service projects, donations, and other opportunities to encourage and support the veterans they serve.

Hope for Appalachia

Timberlake proudly supports Hope for Appalachia. Based in the Appalachian region, Hope for Appalachia partners with local churches and communities to meet practical needs while sharing the hope of Jesus Christ. Through food distribution, disaster relief, home repair projects, children's ministries, and community outreach, they serve individuals and families facing poverty and hardship throughout the region.

Five18 Family Services

Timberlake proudly supports Five18 Family Services. Serving families throughout Central Virginia, Five18 Family Services provides compassionate care and practical support to children, parents, and families facing difficult circumstances. Through family preservation, foster care and adoption support, counseling, and community-based services, they work to strengthen families and create lasting hope for future generations.

Feeding 100

Timberlake proudly supports Feeding 100. Feeding 100 is a local ministry dedicated to providing food and essential resources to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity throughout our community. By partnering with local organizations, volunteers, and donors, they work to ensure that no one has to face hunger alone while building meaningful relationships and offering hope to those they serve.

Rise Against Hunger

Timberlake proudly supports Rise Against Hunger. Rise Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization working to end hunger by providing nutritious meals, strengthening communities, and responding to emergencies around the world. Through volunteer meal-packing events and partnerships with local organizations, they help provide life-changing food assistance to children and families in areas facing chronic hunger.

Community Missions

These are ministries led by Timberlake that directly meet needs within our church and local community.

Christmas Blessings

Christmas Blessings' is Timberlake's Christmas mission to provide
Christmas for children in need. This mission started within Timberlake
to help extend the love of Jesus and excitement of the season to
children who may not have much to celebrate without our help.

Food for Area Students

Timberlake provides food bags to four local schools for distribution to
students from food-insecure homes. The program has expanded from modest
beginnings two years ago, now serving from 75 - 125 students each week.
Youth, Adult, and Senior Timberlake teams are actively involved in the
program. We partner with Park View Community Mission for this ministry,
which greatly increases program capacity for additional students and
schools.

Timberlake Disaster Response

Timberlake’s Disaster Response Team is being formed to mobilize our
church to serve in times of crisis—both immediately and for the long
road of recovery. As natural disasters continue to impact communities
across the country, this team will be equipped to respond with
compassion, practical help, and the love of Christ through relief
efforts, rebuilding projects, and ongoing support for those affected.

The Fillin' Station

The Fillin’ Station (Timberlake’s Food Pantry) welcomes our hungry
neighbors. We provide top-quality groceries in a friendly and safe
environment. We have drive-through, contact-free distribution on
Mondays from 5-6:30 PM – Rain or Shine (except Memorial Day and Labor
Day). See our mission spotlight above for more info. Click here to
visit our Facebook page for more details.

Blessing Box

The Blessing Box is a free mini food pantry that is available 24/7 for
emergency food needs. Blessing boxes feature non-perishable food and
personal hygiene items. Our Blessing Boxes are located on the church
campus, at the Crossing Point Community Center in Brookneal, at Living
Word Ministries in Lynchburg, and at three area mobile home parks. Our
Blessing Boxes invite you to "Take what you need and have a blessed day!

Yarn Connection

This group meets to make prayer shawls, baby blankets, and sweaters for
missions. Sponsored by the Grief Ministry. For more information, and
to join this group, contact us.

The Piecemakers

This group makes quilts and blankets for new babies, missions, and
hospital patients. They also have seasonal projects and teach adults how
to sew. For more information and how you can be a part of this group,
please contact us.

The Church has Left the Building

Our annual "Church Has Left The Building" Day where THE CHURCH leaves
our building to go out and serve our community and neighbors with
projects, delivering meals, handing out bagged lunches, yard work,
making quilts, and more!

Global Missions

These are international partnerships that help share the gospel and serve people beyond our immediate community.

London

Timberlake is currently in the beginning of its relationship with the London Project

Honduras

Timberlake supports Ryan Hansen, who is based in Honduras. It’s his desire to help train pastors and lay leaders with little resources, to disciple and to mobilize the local church to do the work of evangelism in Honduras and all over Central America.

Central Asia

Timberlake partners with missionaries serving around the world to help share the hope of the Gospel and strengthen the global Church.

We support a ministry dedicated to training pastors and lay leaders, equipping local churches with biblical resources, and mobilizing believers for evangelism throughout Honduras and Central America.

We also financially support a missionary serving in Central Asia. Due to the persecution of Christians in that region, we cannot share their name or exact location. Through faithful ministry and everyday relationships, they are making a lasting Gospel impact while serving alongside the local community.

Find Your Place in the Mission

Every person has something to offer. You might pack food, assemble disaster-relief supplies, serve alongside a community partner, support a missionary, use a specific skill, give financially, or pray faithfully for those doing the work.

Whether you feel called to serve across the street or around the world, there is a place for you to participate.

Connect with Our Missions Team

Let us help you find an opportunity that fits your gifts, availability, and areas of interest. If you have any questions missions and how to get involved, you can contact Kim Lancaster - Missions Chair.

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